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Should have run a center stringer about 1/2" thick over the cross supports to give it a little crown so water could shed to the sides and not pool. Oh well always next time. 🙂
Yeah, the outer canvas was a little stretched from it being sagged so there are some undulations in it now so I don't think a stringer would have helped. But I did think to do something similar but decided against it
@@bcbloc02 Hi Brian, have you had any experience with replacing the lower bushing on a tilt steering just past the firewall under the hood, I can move mine up and down and dodge stopped making parts for them.
@@franklogan494 yeah if you mean the one around the steering shaft just behind the rag joint I have done them before. Best i recall I got into an issue because it was different between a manual and auto.
Nice work on the camper Tim! They can definitely be a pain in the butt sometimes with they way they are constructed. You did a great job repairing the roof, though!
Nice work. To add an extra bit of sealant and help reduce heat take a serious look at Henry's Tropicool roof coating. I applied it to my trailer here in Az and extremely impressed with how well it reflects heat. It's designed for RVs and campers and very flexible after applied and dried.
@decentgarage it's unreal how well it reflects heat. It was 105degs out at 3pm and you couldn't hold a finger on the fender for more than a few seconds, yet the roof was ambient temp and you could hold your palm on it as long as you want. Once I get my suspension done and get it out of the garage, I want to do some measurements with my thermal gun.
@@decentgarage Thank you for answering, I have looked on line at some of the Forums and it is a rare occurrence and dodge has discontinued almost all of their steering column parts. If you grab the column under the hood and you can move it up and down there is play in the steering. There is a bearing in the upper steering column below the turn signal housing that is held in by a snap ring, but there are no videos about replacing the lower bushing just past the fire wall on the column.
I enjoy all your videos, but this was great. The average 8 year old that has put together Legos would take a camper apart and question the quality. Looks great, nice work.
This comment means a lot. Some times I feel like I shouldn't stray from my truck content but this just shows there area lot of other things I enjoy working on besides the trucks.
I see you got the Crue out helping, lol! Nice work and it is sad when you see there was no framing! Honestly that framing you did worked out like a charm for the upgrades and sealing.
Great video Tim, listening to the AZ Expert the roof on Rv’s cause the most damage as they are junk, one of the many reasons the Rv industry is becoming a thing of the past.
Makes sense, in your Go Pro driving footage you see your front axle shafts turning slowly when going down the road. It sounded like a binding issue to me and you found out what it was! Good work finding out what it was. Im sure this is a very common issue with all 4x4 first gens being that all our trucks are 30+ years old. Thank you for diving deep and doing all the research.
I never wanted to cut the insulation...so i manged to carefully bend the hardline enough not to kink it ...just enough to clear the side of the block .
I have the same issue and also found the cv frozen, this wil only make a problem when the hubs are locked thou...but i suspect my leaf spring bushings are the problem as i have poly bushing! Maybe the axle is able to shift sideways a little bit and then "autosteer"...i have found this problem most in heavy cornering and low speed
I hate how easy you made this all look. Going on week two with my front end in pieces. Followed every step verbatim and everything that could go wrong has. Hoping to get this done some time this year
Sorry dude. If it makes you feel better, I thought doing my front suspension on steering on the og would be a Saturday job and it took over a month to get it figured out.
Hi Tim, i responded to your question about more detail about my steering issues with the reid bronze bushngs and rubber spring eliminators, but i cant see the comment so not sure if it went through. Anyways, i fixed it by going back to springs and the white marshmellow bushings. I originally used the spring eliminators and the bronze bushings and put two shims in there, but i think it could probably also be fixed with using the reid bronze bushings and spring eliminators by checking preload properly (i think you take tie rod off, and move knuckle side to side, and should have some resistance but should be able to move it by hand), then if it is too tight or too loose, take out or put in washer shim with the spring eliminator. also gotta make sure to really pressurize the chamber real good with grease, and to make sure any washers have sufficient holes for grease to go through. my symptoms were crazy tracking, felt like black ice, couldnt keep it straight down the road at 20mph, would swerve and any correction led to overcorrection, was real nasty. thanks tons for the content man i appreciate it tons you are the man!!
My Ramcharger goes 90 with the far from stock cross over steering a ffs steering box a fox shock steering damper king pin delete and a drive way alignment Dana 60 4x4 axles
That DTR thread brings back some memories! As noted there I had some seriously scary driving situations thinking I was going to wreck on the freeway hoping I didn't take out someone else. Then it would drive fine like nothing happened. I would like to crossover mine but with less lift and I need the sway bar. Thanks for sticking with it and a great video. Take care, the "brick"
The picture and title was pure, click bait. No mention of the legal trouble Matt's Recovery got into in regards to Billing Roadside assistance companies
I rotated the knuckles on an old Scout I had. I think I went from 1/2 degree stock to about 7 degrees with 35" tires. It handle much better at highway speeds and tracks better. You could try putting some wedges under the springs to try it. Someone else mentioned pitman arm. The ratio length of pitman vs steering arm can make it more or less responsive.
Did the same on my former Scout II, cut and turn the knuckles along with pointing the pinion at the t-case. I've wondered if the Dana 60 in the First Gen would benefit from this.
@@chrisharper2326 from what internet says. 92 w250 4wd. 1/2 to 3.5. 2 preferred. I think it would benefit from more. Ive rotated dana 60 knuckles and they can a bear. Few times I ended up cutting the knuckles off and just replacing them with new or used knuckles.
I bought a new Ram W-150.. shift on the fly crap. With the axles always spinning when the u joint sh!ts the bed it will steer you into the ditch or traffic. The locking versions you only get it slightly and not all the time cause the axles aren't spinning unless locked. Just once in while they get spun in that one direction and don't want to and they fight back. And it gets worse with time.
